Wahoo made it through the weekend
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Wahoo made it through the weekend
Thanks people you all helped me through. Tonight my friends were hanging out again and I joined and drank almond milk and coffee. They all had beer and I fleetingly wanted one.
So that's done.
Now I am just hanging with my boyfriend(Jake Gyllenhall) and listening to radio shows
Only 19 days into abstaining.
So that's done.
Now I am just hanging with my boyfriend(Jake Gyllenhall) and listening to radio shows
Only 19 days into abstaining.
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Hi Sleepie,
You are great, but I have always wanted to ask you this question but yet have also been fearful to.
So you are on a benzo maintenance program, right? If so, I would probably say that you are on a harm reduction program, right?
You are great, but I have always wanted to ask you this question but yet have also been fearful to.
So you are on a benzo maintenance program, right? If so, I would probably say that you are on a harm reduction program, right?
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That's ok, ask away. Nope it's not maintenance- it's a taper- the slow process of getting off of them. I am not abusing them, I take them as prescribed in smaller and smaller doses until I am free of them completely.
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It will be interesting to see how you handle everything off of them. Everything can change. For me, when I guit gambling, everything changed for me. I have been forced to confront life head on, and I haven't been ready- as evidenced by my return to drinking beer and wine.
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When I have taken benzos in the past, I have felt very intoxicated. In fact, when I used benzos, I did not feel the "need" to use alcohol. It can very well be stated that your alcohol sobriety has been contingent upon your benzo use.
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I am not here to split hairs, this is an argument that has been had all over this forum and in many an AA room.
I will continue my path either way, with the helpful support of my SR friends.
And maintain that I am sober, under a doctor's supervision and in a process that does not happen overnight.
I will continue my path either way, with the helpful support of my SR friends.
And maintain that I am sober, under a doctor's supervision and in a process that does not happen overnight.
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Originally Posted by Soberintexas007 
It can very well be stated that your alcohol sobriety has been contingent upon your benzo use.
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Thank you, you as well
I know that I desire a life free entirely of alcohol and benzos. I would suggest it for anyone who is questioning whether or not they have a problem. An ounce of prevention and all of that...
I hope we will see you here and endeavoring for the same... it really is for the best. It sounds like you are young and healthy so far- treasure that and kick alcohol out of your life. You, like anyone, deserve to be happy and entirely present in life.
I know that I desire a life free entirely of alcohol and benzos. I would suggest it for anyone who is questioning whether or not they have a problem. An ounce of prevention and all of that...
I hope we will see you here and endeavoring for the same... it really is for the best. It sounds like you are young and healthy so far- treasure that and kick alcohol out of your life. You, like anyone, deserve to be happy and entirely present in life.
Keep on keepin' on.
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